Channelkirk Primary School, BERWICKSHIRE
Channelkirk Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Berwickshire.
- Attendance
- 96.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Channelkirk Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Channelkirk Primary School is a local authority school in Scotland. Scottish schools are inspected by Education Scotland rather than Ofsted, and Scotland does not publish school-by-school exam league tables.
Channelkirk Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 38 pupils, an average class size of 12.7 and 15.2 pupils per teacher.
0% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 63% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 96.6% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as poor (C); the school was 59% full.
Channelkirk Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Our Values show we C.A.R.E about each other, our community and environment by being"
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Source: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Channelkirk Primary School in September 2024.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementgood
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.
The typical figure for schools in Scottish Borders is 1 (the median across 64 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions parents ask about Channelkirk Primary School
When was Channelkirk Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Channelkirk Primary School in September 2024. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Channelkirk Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Channelkirk Primary School is no exception: children living in its zone are normally given a place there automatically. Families who want a different school make a placing request to Scottish Borders. Scottish Borders publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Channelkirk Primary School?
If you live in Channelkirk Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Scottish Borders will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Scottish Borders - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Channelkirk Primary School?
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in Scottish Borders is 1 (the median across 64 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Channelkirk Primary School?
Channelkirk Primary School is at Oxton, Lauder, BERWICKSHIRE, BERWICKSHIRE, TD2 6PT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)